Stem-cell treatment restores sight to blind man

Stem-cell treatment restores sight to blind man

An experimental stem-cell treatment has restored the sight of a man blinded by the degeneration of his retinal cells. The man, who is taking part in a trial examining the safety of using human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) to reverse two common causes of blindness, can now see well enough to be allowed to drive.

"There's a guy walking around who was blind, but now can see," says Gary Rabin, chief executive officer of Advanced Cell Technology, the company in Marlborough, Massachusetts that devised the treatment. "With that sort of vision, you can have a driver's licence."

The mere hint that religious types who obstruct stem cell research would be denied access to this sort of treatment……cause for thought. Set your watches. Those who oppose blood transfusions come to mind. Are there people who refuse to receive donated organs ?